Blue Mountains

Beaver Valley Geology Hike Badge #7/8 Wodehouse Karst Northern Route

Hosting Club: Blue Mountains
Category: Organized Hike
Location (Google Maps): Tim Horton’s, First Street, Collingwood

Hike Leader(s): Annette Sandberg Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Leisurely – 3 km/hr. or less
Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 5 km

Description

Wodehouse Karst (Northern Route): Barn Foundation on Stone Foundation Side Trail at Stop 6 (Pages 95- 97) Barn Foundations are wonderful places to see many different rock types, including the Escarpment’s Fossil Hill Dolostone layer, which is full of coral and other fossils.
See Hike #1 – August 26 for series description

Dunedin Valley -Stick and Loop

Hosting Club: Blue Mountains
Category: Organized Hike
Location (Google Maps): Tim Horton’s, First Street, Collingwood, back parking lot.

Hike Leader(s): Richard Edwards Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Leisurely – 3 km/hr. or less, Medium – 3 to 4 km/hr
Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 6 km

Description

We will carpool to  cty rd 4 west of Dunedin and follow the trail north . The trail climbs for 1/2 km to an outstanding viewpoint , then edges a cornfield

before descending steeply through woods to con. 10, a gravel road We then  enter the Dunedin Ravine Nature Preserve and begin a loop hike via

field , forest , and a sparkling stream , back to the road where we retrace our way back to cty rd 4 . The hike includes steep climbs but will

be done at a relaxed pace.

Beaver Valley Geology Hike Badge series #8/8 Griersville to Webwood Falls

Hosting Club: Blue Mountains
Category: Organized Hike
Location (Google Maps): Tim Horton’s, First Street, Collingwood

Hike Leader(s): Annette Sandberg Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Fast – 5+ km/hr, Leisurely – 3 km/hr. or less
Terrain: Easy – Mostly flat and usually good footing, Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 7.5

Description

Griersville to Webwood Falls: Erratic boulders at Stop 4 (Page 109) Glacial erratics are rocks picked up by glaciers and transported great distances to be left behind as the glacier melts. These erratic boulders are 1 billion years older than the local sedimentary bedrock, and originally came from the Canadian Shield.
See Hike #1 – August 26 for series description

Balsam Wetlands Biodiversity

Hosting Club: Blue Mountains
Category: Organized Hike
Location (Google Maps): Parking lot behind Tim Horton’s

Hike Leader(s): Myra Campbell Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Leisurely – 3 km/hr. or less
Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 6

Description

Please meet at Tim Horton’s on 1st St. in Collingwood at 9:30. Please be there at least 15 minutes prior to the meet time (9:15).

This is a shuttle. We’ll car pool to the small parking lot on Hwy 91 west of Duntroon (37.4 km), from there we will shuttle cars to the end point at the Devils’s Glen Viewing Platform parking lot (31.7 km) on Hwy 124.
There are lots of interesting things to see along the trail.  The Biodiversity of the Escarpment on this hike includes a quarry, ski trails, farm fields as well as forest.

Be prepared for all weather conditions & have proper hiking gear including water & snacks.